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1952301 pages. "This plan has two principal objects as follows: i) to act as a general and flexible guide to all concerned as to the manner in which planning control within the area of the plan will be discharged, and particularly as to the kind of development for which planning permission is likely to be granted by the Local Planning Authority. ii) to designate land as subject to compulsory acquisiton by any Minister, Local Authority or Statutory Undertaker." - from Foreword to Part I. This part considers the following towns: Bodmin, Bude-Stratton; Falmouth; Fowey; Launceston; Lostwitheil, Newquay, Padstow, Saltash, St. Austell, Torpoint, Truro. For each of these towns the text is divided into the following sections and includes diagrams relating to Population and the Location and Growth of each town: introduction and brief description; Historical Summary and Population Trends since 1801; Regional Communications; Mineral Resources; Population Structure in relation to Employment; Topography and Existing Land Use; Housing; Public Utilities; Social Services; Analysis of Urban Survey; Other Primary Land Uses; Programming. Former reference library markings. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
194950 pages. Features/Articles: Ben Hur's chariot set the wheel base gauge for today's railroads; Canadian National Exhibits and Displays; Alberta's Hot Spot - The New Oil Fields near Edmonton, Leduc, Woodbend and Redwater; Canadian Nationial Telegraphs Blaze New Northern Trail - modern service makes the whole world neighbors of Red and Pickle Lake areas; The Cornerstone of a Community - The C.N.R. in Cornwall; An Approach to the Problem of Industrial Plant Location; Knowledge Pays Traffic Dividends; A.J. Lomas Named Vice-President Central Region; G.T.W. "Crop" Train set for mercy trip; New Railway Quarters in Victoria; Staff Changes; Around the Departments; Traffic; Young Railroaders' Club; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Address label on back cover. A sound copy. Book
1941Features: Portrait of Lieut.-General Sir Robert Haining; Photos of Chinese people in bomb protection caves - Chunking air defence HQ photo; Photos of Chunking, China's devastated capital; Four illustrations of a mock panzer attack thrusting toward London; Review of book on F.W. Woolworth, with photos of his earliest stores; The Battle of Keren - two photos; The Army in Training - article by Cyril Falls with five photos; Augsburg to Glasgow - Rudolph Hess's Sensational Flight from Germany - with eight photos - "Hitler's Deputy and "Dearest Friend" escapes to Britain; The first tank battle in history - a graphic description by a German Tank Officer who took part in the fight between France and Germany; Centerfold illustration of tank battle exercises in East Anglia; Before and after photos of the devastation of England's House of Commons; Photo of damaged Big Ben; Full-page photo of Churchill amongst the ruins of the House of Commons; Photos of destruction to Westminster Abbey, Hall and School; 10 photos of war events and personalities of the week; Great photo of the forward guns of the battleship "Gneisenau"; The War at Sea - photos of the recapture of Berbera and R.A.F. pigeons, plus the first corvette built in Canada for the Royal Navy and manned by Canadians; Wonderful photo of the H.M.S. "Cornwall"; Great photo ad for The British Power Boat Company; Similar photo ad for Thornycroft patrol vessels. Average wear. Faint Ink stamp to front cover. Clear tape inside each cover along spine, and externally along spine. A sound copy. Book
1996Features: Small accomplishments - the young and the rest of us; 1995 Tour Album - a few photos on our trek through Cornwall, London, Birmingham and more!; A Glass Act - Ferenc Albert's glass blowing talent; Moving Day - packing up the miniatures is no small feat!; German Schneegass Miniatures - the first of a new series about old miniatures; Show Shopping - Philadelphia finds!; Food for Thought - Lesley Burgess' toothsome tidbits are as British as she is; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
195058 pages. Features: Narrow-Gauge Summer - nice photos; Railroading on Chesapeake Bay - Pennsylvania Railroad's saltwater fleet serves Norfolk and provides an alternate north-south route along the Atlantic Seaboard - article with photos; Third Morning Delivery - U.S. and Canadian Roads cooperate in hauling perishable and manifest freight the long way 'round from Chicago to the East - long article with map and photos; Photo Section; Nice centerfold photo of the Cornwall Railroad of 1895 - the American Standard locomotive Penryn is standing at the Lebanon, Pa. station; $7.50 to L.A. - That's the price Southern Pacific charges to ride the 470 miles from San Francisco - long article with photos; Last Train from Carson City - Virginia & Truckee closes its books - Photos and article; Great vintage ads; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
1955Pages 381-428.. Features: Guinness ad inside front cover features Jane Welsh Carlyle; Nice one-page Benson & Hedges ad features ritzy scene aboard trainr; One-page ad for the David Brown companies features welder at work; Nice half-page ad for Westland helicopters; One-page ad for Cossor shows auto assembly line at Morris Motors; One-page Fairey Aviation Company ad honours the H.M. S. Illustrious; Two pages of photos of Princess Margaret being welcomed in St. Kitts, Jamaica and the Bahamas; Turkey and Iraq sign mutual defence treaty; King Hussein of Jordan engaged to Princess Dina Abd-El-Hamid Aoun; Passing of M. Paul Claudel and Huseyin Ragip Baydur; Farewell photos of the Shaw of Iran and his wife as they leave London; Czech skater Miss Miroslava NNachodska seeks asylum in the U.S.; Amazing photos of the underground thermal power of Wairakei, New Zealand - which will supply heavy water for Britain's atomic power stations; M. Edgar Faure; Page of photos of the Royal Navy's most formidable fighting unit - H.M.S. Ark Royal and its commissioning; Photo of snow in Riviera town; Missing Belgian airliner found after eight days on Mt. Terminillo; One-page colour-photo portrait of Princess Margaret; Six colour photos describe the "Powder Keg of Asia" - Chinese Nationalist troops on Formosa; Excavating an important site inthe Malayan jungles at Gua Cha, in Kelantan; One page photo portrait of Dame Edith Evans; Two pages of photos of/in the first American hotel ever built in London - the Wesbury is the West End's first new hotel for over twenty years; Damage from fire at Shell refinery at Shell Haven, Essex - the three men who kep the fire from spreading - R.A. Jackson, T. Brookbank and H. Dobson; Storm and Explosion in Genoa Harbour - the Nordanland was carrying calcium carbide; Snow scenes in the Pennines and Cornwall; Launching of new British submarine "Excalibur" which uses hydrogen peroxide fuel; Huge wool fire dockside in New Zealand; Voting on the SAAR and Paris agreements; Photos of the amazing Ibex in the Alps;Toronto landmark destroyed by fire - Anglican Church of the Martyr;Nuclear device exploded at Yucca Flat; Nice colour photo ad for Dow-Mac (Products) Ltd.; Back cover colour ad for Johnnie Walker with billiards theme; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
194064 pages. Features: This Happened Before - Germany invaded Denmark in 1864, before its most recent Hitlerian invasion - article with great photos; Gathering of a Clan in London - The MacLeods affirm their loyalty to their chief - article with photos; The Little Man Who Leads France - Paul Reynaud; Jean Arthur at Home; Spring Comes to Cornwall; H.M.S. Gipsy is raised by Salvage Men; Where the Sportsmen Have Gone - sports stars of a year ago are now in the military or doing war work at home - article with photos of Bob Gregory, Eric Filby, Ted Drake, footballer Bartram, Sydney Wooderson, Alan Pennington, Peter Cranmer, J.G. Jenkins, G.M. Milne, Mervyn Jones; Leslie Ames, Cliff Bastin, George Male, Len Harvey, "Snowie" Buckingham, Len Hutton, and Tom Lawton; Croonerettes - Pat Taylor, Gloria Brent, Evelyn Dall, Vera Lynn, Beryl Davis and Phyllis Robins; The Good Soldier Schweik - created by the Czech writer Hasek; Diary of the War, No. 33 - The 31st Week; The Marooning of Barny; Letters about refugees; Nice back cover ad for Coty lipstick; Many other wonderfully nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A lovely vintage copy. Magazine
2013182 pages. Stunning colour photography throughout. Features: Portrait of a Lady - Downton's Michelle Dockery; Odes to Joy - H.B.'s favourite designers, photographers, models and authors divulge the small pleasures guaranteed to raise a smile; An inspiring children's storytelling charity headed by the Duchess of Cornwall; The season's most covetable looks; Catwalk Report; Can Botox Make You Happy?; Bold Nail Colour; Hannah Rothschild meets an unusual monarch in Bhutan; Leith Clark on the joys of shopping in Bangkok; The Olivier Awards; and much more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy of the beautiful issue. Magazine
198456 pages. Features: Canadian Scenes on 19th Century English Earthenware - Collard ROM Lecture; Confiscated Tiffany Collection sets new price records at Sotheby's in New York; Bernard Palissy - Creator of Rustic Pottery; Antique Beads - interview with Carol Wallingford; Refinishing and Restoring Wood Furniture - part 1 - stripping and basic repairs; Cornwall, Ontario - A Bicentennial History; Grand Opening of Tea Olive Company and Toys for Big Boys; Wick Support Lighting - informative photo-illustrated article; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
193772 pages. Black and white photos. Features: How Canada is organised for criminal law administration; The Progress of the Moonshiner - article with great photos of huge illicit plant discovered in Toronto operating as an oil reclaiming company; The Bathurst Inlet Patrol - history of this patrol which ran from 1914 to 1918; Science in Law Enforcement - article by J. Edgar Hoover; Drunk and Disorderly!; "Doping it Out" - stories of pursuing illegal narcotics dealers; Photos of the RCMP's Coronation contingent, complete with list of names; Some Observations on Judo; Preventing a Breach of the Peace; A Lost Hunter - finding an employee of the Fraser Companies Ltd. in New Brunswick; The Comparison Microscope; Canoeing; Old Timer's Column; Obituaries for Ex-Superintendant James Ritchie, Errol Lampson Crawford Lindsay, Lewis Roger Bartlett, John Newton Murray, Joseph Arthur Pineau, Thomas Switzer, Phineas Brunett, George Forbes Guernsey, Frederick Richard Rudd, Daniel Nicholson, Daniel Davis, Andrew Hugh McMillan, Samuel McCrea and Harold Cornwall Foster. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy of this informative issue. Book
1949Pages 757 - 792. Features: Cover photo of Princess Elizabeth unveiling panels added to the Royal Artillery Memorial to commemorate gunners killed in the war 1939-1945; Page of photos illustrates the revival of an ancient English craft neglected since the middle ages - mead-making in Cornwall; Photo of Miss Anne Crawford naming "The Capitals Limited" train; The Gen. Assembly of the Church of Scotland - The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester in Edinburgh; Photos of South Africans playing Jukskei; Review of "Burma's Icy Mountains" by F. Kingdon-Ward; Royal scenes of Ulster welcoming the Princess and the Duke of Edinburgh; Photos of captured Russian train in Berlin; Personalities of the week include Sir Cyril Radcliffe, Lord Greene, Mr. John McCloy, Lord Hazlerigg, Gen. J Lawton Collins, Mr. David Bruce, the Earl of Strathmore, Gen. S.H. Van Spoor, Gen. Shanker Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana, Mr. S.M. McCready, Queen Mary, Miss Frances Stevens, Michael Wilding, Anna Neagle, Herbert Wilcox, Lord Leverhulme, Miss Jane Wyman, and Sir Lawrence Olivier; Greece and the Russian Plan - article by Cyril Falls; Photos of bandits being hunted in the mountains of Sicily; Photos of Royal occasions in London and Venice; Photos of the Chelsea Garden Show; One-page photo illustrates sailing race in King's Reach taking place in the heart of London for the first time in more than 100 years; Two pages of photos illustrate life in the little-known mountain kingdom of Afghanistan, including photo of the reigning King, H. M. Mohammed Zahir Shah; Photo of Field Marshal von Rundstedt who was released from military custody at Hamburg on May 26; Photo of Gerhard Eisler going free - the German born communist leaves Bow Street Police Station after the US application for his extradition failed; Photo of the West German Republic being signed into being; Photo of "unbeatable" machine which plays X's and O's; Article on the oldest skull yet found in France - a discovery which revises theories of human evolution; How Prof. Dorothy Garrod found the Fontechevade skull; Lovely one-page colour ad for Robinson's Lemon Barley Water; Nice colour ad for Imperial Leather Cologne on back cover. Complete and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
1984x, 474 pages. Index. 235 Black and white reproductions of archival photos. "The story of the many branches of Presbyterianism, as well as some Baptist and Congregational Churches, in the Eastern Ontario region over a period of nearly two centuries. Covers John Bethune, Daniel Gordon, Hugh Urquhart, and a host of other ministers. Authentic, complete and readable." - from dust jacket. Front free endpaper neatly removed, otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. Book
1974viii, 528 pages. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Several fold-out reproductions of historic maps indicating local landowners. Map endpapers. Intended to "preserve our past by recording the delights and sorrows of those who passed this way. We have attempted to publish accounts to preserve the personalities of this multicultural community. It is hoped the book will be a source of reminiscence for those still living and a legacy for future generations. In it is a combination of the British way of life depicted by those very early pioneers plus our European people who came in search of freedom." - page v. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this wonderfully informative local history and genealogical reference. Hackett (2) 198. Book
1945Signed and inscribed by author [1908-1971] across from title page. [12], [1], 2-184 pages. 24cm. Index. Black and white illustrations in text. "A work of considerable value, something which we have needed for a long time as a text book for consultation and general information. I have succeeded in including practically everything that is needed - history, religion, education, evolution of law and order, farming, mining, industry and gradual development. It is my sincere desire that this book of Alberta's history will prove beneficial to the teachers and scholars of our schools." - Foreword. Average wear to publisher's maroon cloth. Binding tight. Old song lyrics taped inside back board. Above-average wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound vintage copy. Peel [2e] 3926, Artibise 2153. Book
1980102 pages. Cover photos of first round NHL draft selections from the WHL include: Barry Pederson, Steve Patrick, Brad Palmer, Mike Blaisdell, Doug Wickenheiser, Darren Veitch and Dave Babych. Features: WHL Predictions - article with photos of Rod Buskas, Peter Steblyk, Kelly Hrudey, Don Dietrick, Sheldon Currie, Darren Bobyck, Pat Rabbitt, Andy Moog, Jeff Zilkie, Marcel Frere, Brent Sutter, Cleo Rowein, Simon Learmouth, Ron Flockhart, Tim Hack, Brad Palmer, Warren Skorodenski, Mark Morrison, Lenny Dawes, Glen Ostir, Randy Turnbull, Gary Haight and Craig Channel; Faberge Brut Player of Game Awards; WHL All Star Team - with photos of Wayne Babych, Darren Veitch, Greg Adams, Florent Robidoux, Grant Fuhr, Doug Wickenheiser and Jim Dobson; ; Keith Brown - Photo-illustrated article on the youngest WHL player ever (age 13!); Full-page colour-photo ad for the ill-fated Chevy Chevette; Chrysler Air Canada Cup Award; Nice colour-photo 7-up ad features Wayne Gretzky, Michel (Bunny) Laroque and Morris Lukowich; Cornwall Royals - Cinderella in a hockey uniform? - article with colour photo of Dan Daoust accepting Memorial Cup, plus colour photos of Dave Ezard, Dale Hawerchuk and Rick LaFerriere receiving trophies; Nice colour-photo Panasonic ad features Reggie Jackson in pinstripes; Air Canada Cup Halifax 1980 - article with colour photos; CCM/Labatt Player of the Year Award - Doug Wickenheiser; Photo of Mike Foligno, Brian Propp and Pierre LaCroix accepting award; WHL 80-81 League Schedule; How the WHL Won the Stanley Cup - article with photos of Islander players Bob Nystrom, Brian Trottier, Butch Goring and Bob Bourne; Page of colour photos of Philadelphia Flyer players who competed for the Stanley Cup against the Islanders; Is there a formula for WHL franchise success? - article includes photo of Barry Trotz playing for Regina in the Memorial Cup; One-page ad for Jofa helmets features Wayne Gretzky; WHL teams pick their player of the decade; The Sutter family taking root in the NHL; Planters Peanuts ad features colour photo of Bobby Orr skating in red track suit; Mr. Big chocolate bar one-page ad features colour photo of Wayne Gretzky; Ed Staniowski - Profile; Ed Chynoweth returns to lead the WHL as President; Awesome one-page colour-photo ad for Titan hockey sticks features sniper Mike Bossy; 1980 Top draft picks of NHL from the WHL; Ad for Polaroid's Slow Motion / Stop Action Polavision Movie System; The Warriors Return - major junior hockey returns to Winnipeg - article with photos; The Flyers a tradition in Spokane; Bobby Orr endorses TUUK skate blades; Superb one-page colour-photo Koho ad features Brian Trottier, 1980 NHL playoff scoring champion; The 1980 International Ice Hockey Guide; Junior Hockey Action Pictorial. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy of this exceptionally informative WHL memento. Book
197948 pages. Features: Great cover photo of a fully occupied Royal Albert Dock in 1958; Photo inside front cover of HMS Jersey (P275) in 1977; Full-page pre-war photo of a spritsail barge in the West India Dock, Port of London; On the Waterfront; Where to See the Big Ships; News From Portsmouth - a photo report; HMS 'Ganges' - a last look; Bosphorus Shipping; Vintage Thames Shipping Photos - part 1; Guide to Ships of the Royal New Zealand Navy; New Ship News; European Commentary; Freak Ships (2) - The 'Ross Winans'; "Invincible" goes to Sea Trials; Readers' Album - Atlantic Liners; Ship Sales; Letters; Ship Societies - The Coastal Cruising Association; Nice photo of the HMS 'Cornwall' in 1936 inside back cover. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
1916Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: In the Grip of the "Hip Sings" - Part II - an American businessman is also secretly a member of a lawless tong/Chinese secret society; How We Foiled "U 39" - H.O. Read, Late First Officer S.S. "Anglo-Californian", a horse transport, explains what happened when his vessel was attacked by a German U-Boat; Our Wanderings in Northern Africa - another of the popular "Penelope" articles covers Tunis, Kairouan, and Algeria (includes photo of Tunisian Jewesses in towering head-dresses intended to make them, all fat to enhance their marriage prospects); The Trapped Diver - Charles Margerison recounts his terrible underwater predicament working for the City of Toronto's Department of Works; On the Trail in Wonderland - Part I - Mary Roberts Rinehart explores the new Glacier Park in North-Western Montana; The Old Man of Tregennon Lodge - a very remarkable ghost story from Cornwall, England; From Job to Job Around the World - Part VIII - two young Americans begin broke in London but soon Mr. Fletcher travels to Norway under contract to do Arctic coal-mining; A Boy Hero of the Midi - translated from the diary of Eugene Escloupie, a 14-year-old French boy who smuggled himself to the front and took part in some hot WWI fighting; Our Fijian Field-Day - three young white men compete in sports contests against sport-loving Fijians (with nice photos); The Great Wire Mystery - copper wire was constantly stolen from South-East Pennsylvania railroad, telegraph, and telephone companies until the elusive culprit was caught; Fishing With Spades and Ploughs for the sand eel on the Normandy coast; and more. pp. 9 [ads], [2], 484-576, 10-16 [ads]. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
1922Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Last Fight of the Five Hundred - Part I - Events attending the siege and fall of Urfa where 500 French troops held out against the overwhelming force of Mustapha Kemal Pasha's rebel Kurds and Turks - article with photos; The World's Largest Ice Cavern - in the mountains of Tyrol in Austria - article with photos; The Three "Little People" of St. Gwendron - an odd story from the wilds of Cornwall involving the occult - article with photos; The World's Most Thrilling Sport - photo-illustrated article on the rock climbers of Tyrol; A Man's Luck - Part VII - a man tries to build an Alaska home for the girl of his dreams but keeps being jailed; The Loneliest Briton - Ernest Davies spent eight years in the Paumotus, three thousand miles from the nearest Australian or American ports; Photo of a thirty foot python; A Treasure-Hunt in the Land of Thirst - Part II - description of an exciting trip into the practically unknown region to the north of Cape Colony, sometimes called the "Mysterious Richtersveld"; Bill's First Lion - things didn't go as planned; The Man Who Fooled a Continent - "Lord Gordon Gordon" nearly brought about an international incident between Great Britain and the USA; A Film-Hunter on the Amazon - Part IV - documenting what was probably the most adventurous expedition ever undertaken in the interests of the movies; "Moonshine Valley" - account of a raid on a stronghold of moonshiners in Strawn, Texas; The Death-Trap - A Texas cowpuncher's night of horror; and more. pp. 8 [ads], [2] 444-528, 9-16 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue. Book
1930Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Man Who Was Buried Alive - Part I - The Amazing Adventures of the "Marquis de Champaubert"; The "Fool Afoot" in Italy - Part VI (conclusion) - John Gibbons wraps up his amusing walking tour of Southern Italy; A Himalayan Marriage Market - A wonderfully photo-illustrated article about a quaint annual fair where all eligible girls of the district assemble to be inspected by young men with a view to marriage; Filming in the Wilds - Part III of Major C. Lestock Reid's account of his major adventures attempting to film an adventure story in the Far East, this time in Indo-China - with two photos of Angkor Wat; A Deal in Diamonds - Dr. T. Hilding Svartengren was nearly swindled out of a fortune in Paris; The Town of Ghosts - Walter F. King discovers a deserted mining camp in the High Sierras which was abandoned in haste; Wreck-Hunting - For fifty years Herbert J. Gibson of Penzance, Cornwall, has built a photographic record of the ships driven onto the local rock-bound coasts - article with many dramatic photos; "Monty" The Man-Eater - Part I - One of the most remarkable lion stories ever published; The Ship of Mystery - The strange last voyage of a vessel to Manila where a soldier of fortune hoped to profit by the ship's cargo; Premonition - Can a man prevent his death after he has had a premonition of it?; and more. 84 pages plus 32 pages of great ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A lovely vintage copy of this fascinating issue. Book
2010No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with the tiniest of marks to front cover and no bumping to corners. 96pp. A nostalgic trip around this beautiful part of Cornwall with over 180 well-captioned photographs from the last century.
1987272pp. 24 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good
1923255 p. Hardcover Good condition First published 1899
1992No inscriptions or marks. Very slight crease to rear cover, none to front or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 132pp. Real life stories about the four cats owned and loved by historian A L Rowse.
1991No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with slight creasing to upper edge and traces of handling. 183pp. Fascinating insight into the life of author Daphne du Maurier by a close friend who knew her for over twenty years including during her most reclusive period.
1965Booklet in mint condition. 48pp. Undated. ca 1960s. Price 3/6d.
